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Brisbane (Fides News Agency) – This year, Catholic Mission, the national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia, is once again inviting everyone to participate in the daily online sessions of the World Mission Rosary during the month of May.
Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States from 1950 to 1966, who will be beatified on September 24 (see Fides, 26/3/2026), conceived the World Mission Rosary and introduced it in 1951 through his radio program, “The Catholic Hour”. This rosary is a form of prayer organized into five decades of different colors, each associated with a continent, with the aim of embracing the whole world in prayer and supporting, in a particular way, the needs of mission territories.
“As we prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of World Mission Day,” explains Fiona Ng, coordinator of the initiative and representative of Catholic Mission in the Archdiocese of Brisbane, “the Rosary prayer program during the month of May takes on an even deeper meaning. This is precisely how the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith, one of the four Pontifical Mission Societies, began, thanks to its foundress, Blessed Pauline Jaricot. She encouraged small prayer groups to pray and offer a modest contribution in support of missionary priests.”
From May 1 to 31, Monday through Friday, between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. (Brisbane time), you can participate in the online recitation of the World Mission Rosary. The prayer will be led by different leaders, who can guide you for a day or even throughout a whole week. Parishes, schools, benefactors, and donor networks have been invited to participate in the initiative, with the aim of strengthening ties through prayer for the mission and for missionaries.
“By representing each continent with its five decades of colors, the World Mission Rosary is a beautiful reminder of the mission we all live each day on our personal journey,” reads the statement sent by Catholic Mission to Fides News Agency.
“By praying together, we hope this initiative will help us pause and reflect on the missionary commitment that the Church, and each one of us, has carried out and continues to carry out every day for those most in need.”
To participate, connect via the following link: https://tinyurl.com/RosaryPrayer26 (EG) (Fides News Agency, 1/5/2026)
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